Monthly Archives: January 2004

Sue Bowness

In a land where the package deal reigns supreme, it is entirely possible to fly in and out of sun-soaked Cuba without learning a word of Spanish or getting any sense of how the average Cuban lives.

Yet for myself and six other travellers in pursuit of a more authentic experience, a week-long cycling tour proved one of the best ways to get a real impression of a place is on the seat of a bicycle, in the heart of the countryside.